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Washington Post:
Trump's actions described as ‘a betrayal of historic proportions’ in trial brief filed by House impeachment managers — House Democrats made their case to convict former president Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in a sweeping impeachment brief filed with the Senate Tuesday …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The weird threats Lindsey Graham and Trump's lawyer are making about calling impeachment witnesses — Former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial is set to begin in a week's time. And judging by a couple interviews Monday, his side is focused on delivering a not-so-veiled threat …
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Politico:
Conservative groups go MIA on Trump's impeachment
Conservative groups go MIA on Trump's impeachment
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Dare Trump to Testify
Dare Trump to Testify
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
The Wrong Way to Impeach Trump
The Wrong Way to Impeach Trump
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Lindsey Graham Warns Democrats Against Calling Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial
Lindsey Graham Warns Democrats Against Calling Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial
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Axios:
Bonus episode: Inside the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency — Last month, Axios published “Off the rails,” a series taking you inside the end of Donald Trump's presidency, from his election loss to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that triggered his second impeachment — and a Senate trial set to begin next week.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Ginni Thomas apologizes to husband's Supreme Court clerks after Capitol riot fallout — Conservative political activist Virginia Thomas told her husband Justice Clarence Thomas's former law clerks that she was sorry for a rift that developed among them after her election advocacy …
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Politico:
Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has removed members of the Pentagon's advisory boards in a sweeping effort to oust a series of last-minute appointees by the Trump administration, according to defense officials and a memo obtained by POLITICO.
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Defense Chief Clears Out Pentagon Advisory Boards to Oust Last-Minute Trump Picks — With clean sweep, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin avoids selectively firing Trump supporters — WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dismissed every member of the Pentagon's policy advisory boards Monday …
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Lyanne Melendez / ABC7:
Are acronyms a symptom of ‘white supremacy culture?’ SFUSD makes another disputable decision — SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — First the San Francisco School Board decided to rename 44 schools because they are named after people with ties to racism or slavery. Now the Arts Department has taken …
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David Knowles / Yahoo News:
Did Bernie's inauguration outfit epitomize ‘white privilege’? A San Francisco teacher thinks so.
Did Bernie's inauguration outfit epitomize ‘white privilege’? A San Francisco teacher thinks so.
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Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Daily Caller and Fox News
Gary Kamiya / The Atlantic:
The Five-Second Cancellation of Abraham Lincoln
The Five-Second Cancellation of Abraham Lincoln
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Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
In 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene told protesters to “flood the Capitol,” feel free to use violence — As a candidate, Greene told followers “we should feel like we will” resort to violence “if we have to” — In a video posted to social media months before announcing her congressional candidacy …
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Where QAnon goes, so goes the Republican Party
Column: Where QAnon goes, so goes the Republican Party
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Rachel E. Greenspan / Insider:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of spreading bizarre conspiracy theories, from space lasers to Frazzledrip
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of spreading bizarre conspiracy theories, from space lasers to Frazzledrip
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Punishing vile lawmakers is not cancel culture
Punishing vile lawmakers is not cancel culture
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Washington Post, UPI and National Memo
Politico:
Progressive PAC kick-starts search for challengers to Manchin, Sinema — A trio of progressives who helped launch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 upset campaign are now setting their sights on Senate Democrats. — The co-founders of No Excuses PAC — Saikat Chakrabarti, Corbin Trent and Zack Exley …
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Manchin, under pressure, backs advancing COVID-19 aid resolution using ‘reconciliation’
Manchin, under pressure, backs advancing COVID-19 aid resolution using ‘reconciliation’
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Washington Examiner, IJR, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin says he doesn't support raising minimum wage to $15 per hour
Manchin says he doesn't support raising minimum wage to $15 per hour
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ir.aboutamazon.com:
Amazon.com Announces Financial Results and CEO Transition — Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to role of Executive Chair in Q3, Andy Jassy to become Chief Executive Officer of Amazon at that time — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Jeff Bezos to step aside as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos to step aside as Amazon CEO
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New York Times:
An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election — An interactive map that lets readers explore in new detail how most states voted in the 2020 presidential election.
Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Unveils Outdoorsy New HQ2, Renewing Its Commitment to Offices — Centerpiece of design is a 350-foot building dubbed the Helix, which features two spiraling outdoor walkways — Amazon. com Inc.'s plans for its new northern Virginia headquarters feature an outdoor theme …
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Bridget Read / The Cut:
The Nightmare Share She posted an ad for a roommate. What's the worst that could happen? — As it goes in New York City, the apartment was small, it was expensive, but it was theirs. Heidi Russell and Valentina Bajada owned an 860-square-foot second-floor walk-up, and they loved …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as DHS secretary — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, 56-43. — Why it matters: Mayorkas is an Obama administration alum and oversaw the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Amber Athey / spectator.us:
AOC's body politics — The congresswoman uses a sexual assault allegation as a political cudgel — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks about the July 6 storming of the Capitol building during a livestream video (Twitter Screenshot) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no stranger to attention.
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Meduza.io:
‘Vladimir the Poisoner’ A translation of Alexey Navalny's speech in court on February 2 — On February 2, during a hearing that will determine if he remains in prison for several years to come, opposition figure Alexey Navalny addressed the court, delivering a short speech in which he maintained …
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House warns asylum-seekers against ‘dangerous trip’ as Biden weighs more immigration moves — The Biden administration has a warning to migrants considering seeking asylum at the country's southern border. — “It remains a dangerous trip,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Inside the Brutal Power Struggle at Homeland Security … Tensions ran so high at the Department of Homeland Security's oversight wing that one senior official fantasized about Arya Stark, the fictional assassin in “Game of Thrones,” “taking care of” the agency chief, according …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Hawley rakes in grassroots cash after Capitol attack — January was Sen. Josh Hawley's best fundraising month—by far—since his 2018 election, with a flood of small-dollar donations more than eclipsing the corporate cash he lost after leading an effort to block certification of President Biden's Electoral College win.
Robert A. Pape / The Atlantic:
The Capitol Rioters Aren't Like Other Extremists — On January 6, a mob of about 800 stormed the U.S. Capitol in support of former President Donald Trump, and many people made quick assumptions regarding who the insurrectionists were. Because a number of the rioters prominently displayed symbols …
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New York Times:
Read the Brief from Trump's Defense Team on Impeachment Charge — Former President Donald J. Trump's legal team submitted a brief on Tuesday to the Senate outlining his defense against the impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection.”
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Newsom approval rate plummets in California — OAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval rating has plummeted as the public sours on his pandemic management, according to a new Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll that underscores the viability of a campaign to recall Newsom.
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis — These steps, experts say, could prod more people to abandon the scourge of hoaxes and lies. — Last month, millions of Americans watched as President Biden took the oath of office and, in a high-minded Inaugural Address, called for a new era of American unity.
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Politico:
Mayor Pete becomes Secretary Pete, with a fan club and unusual celebrity status — Pete Buttigieg will be the next Transportation secretary, bringing his political celebrity and legion of super fans to a mammoth agency that's not used to headlines — unless they're jokes about “Infrastructure Week.”
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Marthe de Ferrer / living:
Scientists have taught spinach to send emails and it could warn us about climate change — It may sound like something out of a futuristic science fiction film, but scientists have managed to engineer spinach plants which are capable of sending emails. — Through nanotechnology …
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Power Line
Jay Greene / Washington Post:
Amazon's anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom — The stakes couldn't be higher for the e-commerce giant, which is fighting the biggest labor battle in its history on U.S. soil — SEATTLE — Some workers in Amazon's Bessemer, Ala. …
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense — (Reuters) - Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.